Through that brief exchange with Zhen Huan, Lisa finally understood the reason behind it.
There was a special rule in the military school and that was partnering in combat.
Apart from the specialization classes, students in every class had to pair up.
They would be allocated group points for communal training classes like combat classes and shooting classes.
Their individual marks are then added up for the total mark of the group.
A military school was just like other schools, too. Since there exists competition, someone would have to rank bottom.
Unfortunately, Feng Yumeng was that certain someone at the bottom.
She had incredibly lousy marks in combat class, nearly ranking at the bottom in the entire level.
As for the other areas though, Feng Yumeng was quite alright.
But in a military school where everyone had roughly the same average marks, a partner who didn’t show exceptional results would not be able to pitch in points and carry Feng Yumeng, who placed bottom in combat class but performed averagely in other areas. Hence, their total mark as a group would naturally be better.
Simply put, Feng Yumeng was the sort who dragged down her partner.
Her previous partner was furious about Feng Yumeng dragging her results down. Hence, even though she couldn’t disobey her superior’s orders, she had run to the Chief Commanding Officer to cry and complain. In the end, the school had no choice but to break up the pair.
No one was willing to be partners with Feng Yumeng in Class A and as a result, she was left with no partner.
Since she didn’t have a partner, Feng Yumeng’s communal training classes results ranked the bottom in the entire level.
Although it didn’t affect her from graduating, it was rather embarrassing.
It was at this time that Lisa appeared.
There were no rules that forbid students from different classes from partnering up.
After all, Feng Yumeng’s previous partner subsequently partnered up with someone from another class.
Without a doubt, Lisa, who had striking results in shooting was currently the only person who joined the Shooting Department in her first year. It was just that the school hadn’t announced it to everyone yet.
She would definitely have superior results in shooting over the rest. And if her combat results weren’t too bad, she could help bring Feng Yumeng’s results up.
As early as last week, the instructors in the specialization class already had such an idea.
However, Qin Huai played a part in this as well.
His intention was for someone to drag Lisa’s results down.
Although low marks wouldn’t deter anyone from graduating, it would still influence the final marks the superior would give and the final marks would in turn affect the allocation to different units after graduation.
Qin Huai ultimately bore hatred over that incident. Although he couldn’t seek trouble with Lisa openly, no one could say anything about pairing her up with Feng Yumeng.
If Lisa agreed, it would be easily done.
And Lisa actually agreed.
After Lisa had agreed to become partners with Feng Yumeng, their results for communal training classes would be tied together. The instructor permitted them to exchange a few words.
Once Zhen Huan left, Feng Yumeng confessed in a small voice, “Classmate Gu, my combat results are terrible. I might drag you down.”
Lisa shook her head, revealing an ease-inducing smile on her face. “It’s okay, just try your best.”
She didn’t have much of an opinion regarding who she was partnered up with.
Because she currently didn’t understand the implications of having low marks as a group.
To have lousy marks in combat actually simply meant that one wasn’t good at fighting and combat.
Everyone was good at different things and it wasn’t something that could be forced.
Moreover, her specialization was computer science, and she wasn’t planning on becoming an armed police.
It was just that this was a compulsory class and that she had no choice but to take it.
Combat was the first training session they would undergo in the military.
Unlike in the troops where they fought in an outdoor field, there was a dedicated combat classroom in the specialization building.
It was spacious and was roughly the size of an indoor field.
All the four classes of that specialization would conduct their training in this area.
Since she was partnered up with Lisa, Feng Yumeng had to stay with her in Class C during combat training.
At that moment, the entire Class C was gathered in a corner, forming a rectangle and seated on the floor.
In the middle stood the training instructor for the combat class, who was teaching them knowledge in the area of combat.
During every lesson, the instructor would impart several key points, such as how to deal more effective blows to the opponent, or how to dodge at fast speed. After this, he would let the students practice.
After an hour of training ended, they would practice in private. And during the next combat training, they would carry out a duel to put into practice what was taught.
And when all the students grasped what was taught, the instructor would move on to another key point.
This cycle would repeat itself, and when the semester ends, there would be a duel.
Comparatively, the troops took a more simple and brutal approach.
Lisa had only entered the troops for a month when she was first made to duel with others.
She was a school, after all, so the learning process was bound to be more refined.
It just so happened that the instructor was teaching a new knowledge key point, so a duel wasn’t organized immediately. She listened attentively and meticulously made notes as the instructor spoke.
However, next to her, Feng Yumeng had a troubled expression on her face.
Although she understood what was being taught, she wasn’t as quick to respond as compared to others.
She felt perturbed.
She had heard of Lisa’s reputation. That day Qin punished Lisa, she was present and saw it ever so clearly.
Everyone said that Lisa was a shooting genius, but she had no idea how Lisa performed in other aspects. She worried about how badly she was going to implicate Lisa with her terrible combat results.
“You and you. You two come out first. Try putting into practice what I just taught.”
The combat instructor randomly picked two students. The two of them stood up and saluted towards the instructor. After that, they began their duel in accordance to their instructor’s instructions.
They had to carry out the duel right there according to the instructor’s instructions, unlike what Lisa learned in the troops.
Such as, the instructor asked that one of them should play defense, while the others took on the offensive role. That way, they wouldn’t be able to make any moves that deviated from defense and attacking respectively.
One would keep on dodging, while the other would attack simultaneously.
“No, this won’t do. Like what I said earlier, the speed in which you throw out your punch needs to be fast. If you do it this way, even if your opponent is dumb, they would be able to dodge from your attack!”
The instructor berated them. Next, he went forward and corrected the students’ errors.
Lisa fell into deep thought as she watched the scene.
From the way it looks, these students’ actions weren’t as flexible and powerful as what was witnessed during practice in the troops.
After all, they were freshmen…
In actual fact, there were many freshmen who transferred from the local troops. However, the majority of them were ordinary students who enrolled through taking tests.
As Lisa attentively listened, the combat lesson ended rather quickly.
Looking at the clock on the wall, it was nearly ten a.m., nearly time for her specialization class.
Feng Yumeng had to return to her own class as well. She stuck out her tongue at Lisa. “Classmate Gu, I’ll return to my own class now. I’ll make sure to practice hard when I get back.”
She wanted to work hard because she didn’t wish to drag Lisa down, but she could only do her best.
Lisa revealed a light smile. “Mm, you should go back. Bye.”
After Feng Yumeng went back, Lisa went for her specialization class like everyone else.
“Gu Lalisa.”
While she was walking amidst the crowd, a female classmate from ahead suddenly called her name.
She looked up and saw a girl with a pair of bewitching eyes.
Girls with bewitching eyes were a rare sight.
She gave off a coquettish charm which was rare to see in a young lady.
The corners of her lips were curled up in a smile, and she slowed down her footsteps as she waited for Lisa to approach her.
“Hello, I’m in the same class as you. My name is Lian Beini.”
She introduced herself in a friendly manner. Lisa nodded her head calmly. “Mm. Gu Lalisa.”
“Why did you agree to become partners with Feng Yumeng? Don’t you know she ranks bottom in our entire level in combat class?”
Lian Beini was extremely curious about this. Lisa’s heart skipped a beat, but she didn’t let it show on her face. “I was just obeying our superior’s orders.”
‘The superior is trying to do you in!’
Lian Beini merely thought in her heart and didn’t say it out loud. She smiled affably. “What a positive attitude you have. Let’s go to class together.”
Lisa didn’t decline her invitation, but she also didn’t appear particularly friendly as well.
When they got to class, Lisa finally started her first proper lesson at the university.
The difficulty of the computer science specialization was a little more difficult than she had imagined since many aspects were involved.
Especially in a military school.
There were many things to be learned and Lisa was merely starting to learn.
However, she realized that she was much more sensitive towards numbers now. This sensitivity made it easier for her to learn computer science.
Lisa learned in a focused manner for the entire morning. When it came time for lunch, she suddenly realized that she hadn’t thought about the Chief Instructor during class time.
Indeed, it was easier to focus when there was something to be done.
But after lunch, when she returned to the dormitory, she saw the Chief Instructor’s text message.
{ How does it feel to go to class? }
Perhaps due to what happened last night, Lisa’s thinking became a little degenerate.
The instant she saw the word ‘feel’, it made her think of the ambiguous encounter she had last night.
Her cheeks started heating up, and Lisa replied with a reddened face.
{ It was fine, not too much pressure. }
The moment Lisa replied to his text, he called.
Lisa calmed herself down and slapped her own face before answering the call.
The young lady’s clear voice entered the man’s ears through the phone. He was rapping his fingers against his desk and gazing out the windows and suddenly his mood brightened.
“Class is over?”
“Mm…”
She replied in a low voice that sounded especially soft.
Merely hearing her voice gave him the urge to grab this little thing over and continuing to kiss her while holding her in his arms.
Indeed, once you get addicted to something, it wasn’t quite so easy to quit that addiction.
Moreover, tasting it for the first time was inexplicably wonderful.
“Are you free now?”
Ultimately he didn’t manage to hold back the urges of the devil in his heart—he wanted to dupe the girl over once more.
“Ah, I am. I just returned to the dormitory…”
Lisa was in a difficult position. Was the Chief Instructor going to ask her over?
Who knew, that was exactly what he had in mind.
“Are you coming over?”
She did want to go over, but this was in broad daylight and there were too many people around.
No matter how hard she tried to be discreet about it, she feared someone would notice it.
She murmured an excuse. “I have physical training in the afternoon. I’m thinking of taking a nap to re-energize.”
“Mm.”
Although he understood, when he heard this little thing turn down his suggestion, he couldn’t help feeling slightly displeased.
“I’m going to take a nap now. Will go and find you when I have the time!”
Lisa felt like she could say these words in a smoother manner now.
After hanging up the call, she stared at the ceiling and chuckled to herself in a dazed manner.
When Sana entered, she saw the expression on Lisa’s face which she couldn’t hide in time.
“Why are you chuckling so sneakily in broad daylight?”
Sana was curious while Lisa was speechless.
How was she chuckling sneakily!?
She tossed her phone to her bed in an imperceptible manner. When she saw Tzuyu enter behind Sana, she asked, “You two finished eating?”
“Of course! And you were even faster than us!”
Sana pounced unto her own bed as she bared her teeth and complained of the pain she felt all over her body. “We were made to run ten rounds around the field and do several hundred squats this morning. Right after training we had to go straight for class. I’m beginning to suspect I’m not me anymore. In the afternoon we still have to continue with our training. When is this ever going to end?!”
Tzuyu didn’t behave as exaggeratedly as her. As the timetables for each specialization was different, training times were different as well. She merely smiled in a gloating manner. “Thankfully, my schedule was packed with classes today.”
If one’s schedule was packed with classes, it meant there wouldn’t be any training.
Sana rolled her eyes at her.
Lisa laid onto her bed and comforted Sana. “It’ll be fine once you get used to it. When I first entered the troops back then, I had felt like I was going to die every day. Later after I pushed through it, I felt that the hardship I endured was all worth it.”
Although it had been a long time since she first entered the troops, it only felt like yesterday now that she recalled that time.
At that time, she wasn’t outstanding in any area. It was only training some time in the troops, that she slowly started to transform.
If she hadn’t entered the troops, she wouldn’t have discovered her exceptional talent in shooting.
And she wouldn’t meet the Chief Instructor…
Why did she think of the Chief Instructor again?
The minute she became idle, her mind was filled with that man with exquisite eyes and otherworldly aura.
Sana’s complaints pulled her back to reality. “How can I compare with you? You’ve stayed for at least half a year in the troops. In the past I was pampered and fed well by my mother. I had never imagined that life in a military school would be so tough!”
“Where else could it be tougher than a military school?”
Tzuyu rolled her eyes next to her. “So many people wish to enter the military school and don’t have the chance to. You should cherish your opportunity. Our country pays for our tuition now and arranges jobs for us in the future. What else do you want?”
Those were the reasons many people chose to enroll in a military school.
One didn’t have to pay tuition, and their expenses were paid for. They could even claim their transportation expenses when they returned home every year during Chinese New Year. Every single student in a military school got to enjoy these lucrative benefits.
More importantly, upon graduation, the school was responsible for allocating jobs for them.
Moreover, it would be a military position, and their family members also got to enjoy substantial benefits.
It was getting increasingly difficult to enter a military school. Those who managed to enter, did so with luck and their own merits.
This was also the reason Sana never said she wanted to leave the military school despite her complaints.
“I was merely venting. Why are you being so fierce!?”
Sana was puffed up with anger. “But it’s truly too tough in a military school. With so many male soldiers around us, we’re not even dating any of them! Speaking of which, Lisa, did you find that boyfriend of yours in military school or did you know him before you entered? You had the mood and time to find a boyfriend when you were in the troops?”
Lisa was speechless.
Why was she suddenly dragged into this?
She gave the question some thought. She got to know the Chief Instructor in the troops, but she only confessed to him after she entered the military school.
But…
“After entering the school. Indeed, I didn’t have the mood and the time when I was in the troops.”
Mainly, she had thought that she would never get to see the Chief Instructor again back then.
“Look, I was right wasn’t I?!” Sana jumped up on her bed. “Who is it?”
Clearly, she refused to give up on finding out who it was.
Lisa’s lips curled. “I’m going to take a nap now. I have training in the afternoon, I need to rest well.”
Then, without waiting for Sana to reply, she fell onto her bed and started her nap.
Seeing that she was about to nap, Sana and Tzuyu couldn’t very well disturb her rest.
Hence, they too took a nap.
The training in the afternoon was physical training, unsurprisingly.
They were made to run more than ten rounds around the field before doing squats.
Merely the thought of it made one feel a sense of despair.
Thankfully, Lisa had trained in the troops for so long that she was quite used to it already.
Many of her classmates couldn’t even get to their feet by the time they were done. After standing straight for half an hour in their military posture, they still had to go for class.
Since their training was intense, if one wished to stay awake in class, taking naps was a necessity.
As with an ordinary university, no matter how lousy one’s results were, the most important thing was to ensure that they didn’t fail in any subjects.
When the rest were done with their classes, they could go back to their dormitory to rest. However, Lisa still had to undergo training at the Shooting Department.
Since she was given an additional option than the rest, she had to put in the corresponding effort.
She had just started training with a moving target and she couldn’t slack on that.
When she reached the Shooting Department, Lisa started practicing with a fifty-meter moving target without even taking a break.
As usual, she was the only one practicing with a fifty-meter target, making Lisa seriously wonder how many people there were in the Shooting Department.
As it started getting warmer indoors, Lisa removed her jacket, revealing the army green short-sleeved T-shirt underneath that the school gave her.
The loose T-shirt perfectly displayed her wonderful figure. Even though she was wearing baggy military pants, she looked like a model in that outfit.
A good-looking person with a good figure would look good in anything—that was true.
If this good-looking person was also hardworking…
The moment Minhyuk entered, he saw Lisa staring at the target ahead with a serious expression.
He could feel that every shot she fired, she had put in her utmost effort.
The droplets of perspiration on her forehead seemed to glisten, making one fall into a daze looking at her.
He kept silent and watched for a while until Lisa sensed a presence and turned around and saw him. “Vice-Commander?”
“How does practice feel?”
Minhyuk walked over with a smile. Lisa shook her head. “So-so.”
Indeed, her condition wasn’t as good as when she was practicing with a stationary target.
“But I saw that in every shot you fired, regardless of how fast the target was moving, you never missed the target entirely and would strike at least the third ring. This was a strong performance. You’re just lacking precision. With your outstanding results with a stationary target, you’re bound to catch up with your moving target sooner or later.”
Minhyuk encouraged Lisa, revealing a charming smile on his handsome face.
Too bad Lisa couldn’t appreciate that.
Instead, she gazed seriously at him, and she said, “I’m not making much improvement with a fifty-meter target. Should I change to a twenty-meter target?”
Minhyuk was unsure whether to laugh or to cry. “You’re merely practicing with a moving target for the second time. If this isn’t considered an improvement, how should your comrades in the Shooting Department think? Some of them primarily used a five-meter target when they started practicing moving targets. And yet, here you are, starting with a fifty-meter target. Just think about how scary that is.”
“No, I merely feel that…” She wasn’t doing well with a fifty-meter target.
Lisa, who wasn’t doing this on purpose, smiled in embarrassment.
Her considerations were based on her own condition, and she hadn’t thought so much.